Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 May 1990A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:41 to 17:23.00061218Moonset 09:38Moonrise 23:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 May 1990

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 11:39, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vrishabha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:41 to 17:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:54 to 10:36
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:38
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:41 to 17:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 11:39 · Shashthi until 12:47 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:11 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:06, then Shukla until 21:49 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:39 · Gara until 00:18 Wed · Vanija until 12:47 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vrishabha sankrantiTuesday 15 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSunday 20 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.